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If you ever accidentally shut down your computer by hitting the power button, there’s an easy way to disable the power button (or make it do something different) in Windows 10. You can control your Sleep button, too, if your computer has one of those. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

When you click a PDF link in most browsers, the browser opens the PDF preview in a web browser window. To download a PDF and not preview it, you need to change a setting in your browser. This works in Chrome, Firefox, and Edge. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

If you need to use a particular app on your Mac frequently, it’s easy to add it to your Dock. Once there, your favorite app is only one click away at any time. Here’s how to do it. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Many DOS applications use white text on a blue background as the default colors.  Why is this the default color choice? The answer, like so many things in technology, is because of its history. You’ll often find this same color scheme on many Windows and Linux applications that run in character mode. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›

If you use Gmail as your primary email client, flicking back to the Inbox to check whether you’ve received new emails gets tiresome fast. Fortunately, there is a setting that will display the number of unread emails in your browser tab. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

It’s easy to bring 3D animals, objects, and more into the real world with a simple Google search. That list now includes several popular anime characters from Japan, including Pac-Man and Hello Kitty. We’ll show you how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Google Assistant smart speakers and smart displays show a visual indicator when the device is listening, but it can be easy to miss. Thankfully, you can turn on an audible chime to indicate when the Assistant is listening. We’ll show you how to turn it on. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

The social network’s crackdown on posts that may incite violence raises the question of why it doesn’t do more to discourage abuse all the time.

Section 230 has been a ‘brick wall’ for anyone seeking to sue internet companies over user-generated content, but bills and legal strategies under consideration could represent an opportunity to change that.

Switching to digital-only receipts for transactions would be good for the environment. But it would be another nail in the coffin of your privacy.

Game designer Hironobu Sakaguchi is thinking big, but the look is small for ‘Fantasian,’ coming later this year exclusively to Apple Arcade game service.

Chemotherapy and radiation can cause too much collateral damage to treat some brain tumors. Crumb-sized robots could be the solution.

The Royal Shakespeare Company’s ‘Dream’ brings live actors to online audiences, who can interact with the play like they would a video game.

By scraping the web for photos and extracting unique biometric information, Clearview AI violates privacy and chills protected political speech, a lawsuit says.

The technology behind Thursday’s $69-million digital painting sale may be a bubble, or it may be the wave of the future in art and media. Maybe both.

AT&T’s sponsored data service might have looked like a benefit for customers, but it carried an unacceptable price to competition and innovation.

AT&T says its revised arbitration clause will help customers. Don’t be fooled. All such provisions favor companies, not consumers, experts say.

If you want to stop Google from providing your personal information to authorities who have issued an administrative subpoena, you need to act fast.

Nintendo continues its impeccable pandemic timing with its “New Pokémon Snap,” which I studied during a preview. Though many secrets are under wraps, one thing is clear: It’s pretty — enough so to get you outside yourself.

Data breaches involving Facebook and Health Net highlight Americans’ vulnerability to hackers — and our lack of a national privacy law.